The final morning, I lurched out of bed to turn off the alarm … and I was tired. (Notice that space before and after the ellipsis? Just one of my new skills developed from reading the The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style: Updated and Expanded Edition I won on Day 2!) We were planning on […]
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ACFW: Day Three
Apparently there are two kinds of conference attendees–the ones who either blogged real time during the conference and/or had all their pictures posted within a few days or the ones who dove into their WIP and can’t find time to breath, let alone blog. Oh, wait … then there’s me. I’m still plodding along, attempting […]
ACFW: Day Two
It’s October 1st, barely, and I’m blogging about September 21? I guess that’s what happens when you come back from a conference full of idea to implement on your manuscripts. Mom and I had a five hour critique group today. They went over the full manuscript of Undiscovered. Thankfully, the majority of the changes are […]
ACFW: The First Day (Lots of Pics)
Rebecca, Mom, and I arrived at the Marriott around 10:30. We quickly registered and checked our editor appointment schedules. Combined, we had only received two appointments. In years past, or if this had been our first conference, we might have panicked. Instead, we trusted God to place us where and with whom we needed to […]
Trip to ACFW
Wizard of Id What a week! I have so much to say and so many pictures to post, I figure I’ll go through the whole trip one day at a time. Last Wednesday, I went to bed at 4:30 AM and woke at 7. How had I put off so much work until the last […]
The Birthday Bash
Kevin told me to get dressed up…so I did. Heels, glittery earrings, and a new dress. About ten minutes before we were supposed to leave, our friends called and told him their little girl was sick. “What are we going to do?” “We’ll just go without them, but you have to be ready in five […]